June 25, 2008, Arbitrator Michel G. Picher 65-page ruling in the matter of the University of Ottawa vs. the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO) regarding Professor Denis Rancourtâs discipline grievance related to the Fall 2005 offering of the course PHY 1703 âPhysics and the Environmentâ (Physique et environnement), popularly known as the Activism Course. See http://www.science.uottawa.ca/~dgr/. See http://uofowatch.blogspot.com/. The ruling significantly extends academic freedom in Canada.